Now this is a John Woo movie. No silly attempts at comedy, just lots of jumping through the air firing two guns at the same time while white doves flutter in slow motion. Like God intended.Ah Jong (Chow Yun Fat) is an assassin for the Triads. During a gig, he accidentally catches a lounge singer (Sally Yeh) with a muzzle flare and blinds her in one eye. Wracked with guilt, he decides to get out of the game once and for all and takes One Last Job in order to pay for Jennie's eye surgery. Unfortunately, a cop (Danny Lee) is after him and the Triad boss (Fui-On Shing) also wants him dead.
There are a couple of decent car chases and a truly badass shoot-out at the end but the effects are pretty crap. It's like most of the squibs (those are the things that simulate gunshots) were mis-timed and the blood doesn't look right. Still, totally worth watching. Hard Boiled is still my favorite but I have a lot of respect for this one as well.
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